The windy winter and occasional snow thread 2017/2018

[Puggit]

Netweather forums are down. That's what we're facing...

[oilbethere]

hyphen said:

Just popped out for a oil radiator, just incase heating can't cope/stop her moaning.

Looked online prior and as you would expect lots of places sold out for anything decent with a timer, so if anyone else needs one - look at Maplins and Homebase who seem to have stock. I got a black coloured one from the latter which makes a change from the normal white ones.

Thanks for the tip I've just bought 5, 128 loaves of bread and 90 litres of milk.

[loafer123]

Uncle John said:

He’s trying to melt it at the base with two litres of Irn Bru.

It was certainly Irn Bru when it went in....

[GOG440]

popeyewhite said:

GOG440 said:

Its going to take more than 1 bloke with a shovel to clear that

*cough*

I don't think he's shovelling

Hadnt noticed that, its going to take a lot of pis to melt thru there

[J4CKO]

GetCarter said:

There are two ways to get to my house. This is one of them (photo - a screen grab from tonight's Scottish weather)



I'm using the other route.

Due to the snow or the 30ft high woman in sensible blouse ?

[Puggit]

If Westeros is that bad, what's it like North of the Wall?

[hyphen]

Puggit said:

I've been sitting on my favourite snow meme for years... Can't wait to post it!

In view of your last post, I guess this one?

[Puggit]

hyphen said:

In view of your last post, I guess this one?

Not that one... might be related...

[CAPP0]

GetCarter said:

There are two ways to get to my house. This is one of them (photo - a screen grab from tonight's Scottish weather)


I'm using the other route.

The one where you attach yourself to a 32-rotor drone and fly home?

[CAPP0]

oilbethere said:

Thanks for the tip I've just bought 5, 128 loaves of bread and 90 litres of milk.

You could have just got yourself 5 loaves and two fish and done a Dynamo Jesus to cover the rest of the week (and village!).

[anonymous-user]

Puggit said:

March record low temp is -22.6 celsius. Tonight's ECM charts are showing conditions that could approach that (snowfields, mountains, no wind...)

That's definitely a bit nippy.
Where is that low forecast for?

[Wills2]

The Net weather forecast for the Lancashire/West/North Yorkshire border area is for cold + a little bit of snow but not much, then nearly a foot of snow on the 3rd of March.

The BBC are forecasting no snow for the 3rd in the area, somehow I doubt the near foot of snow will make an appearance, it will be cold next week but snow (lots of it) I'm not so sure.

Edited by Wills2 on Thursday 22 February 21:40

[Puggit]

desolate said:

That's definitely a bit nippy.
Where is that low forecast for?

It's theoretical. Just for fun based on the current charts.

[djc206]

hyphen said:

In view of your last post, I guess this one?

I bought a snow shovel 5 years ago and it’s not seen proper use yet. So far it’s been used to put a pigeon out of its misery after the neighbours cat got it and redistribute gravel around my driveway. Maybe it will finally feel see the action it was designed for!

[SeeFive]

MentalSarcasm said:

I'm going to need more than a few mm of snow to be able to work from home!

Back to horse whispering the snow, I daren't even dig my wellies out yet.

You need to go and work for Melman

[Windlepoons]

[MiniMan64]

Guaranteed, even if the rest of the UK is 6ft deep in snow, Plymouth will still be flake free.

[Puggit]

Tuesday's snow warning is for most of East Coast. Including Edinburgh Airport (uh oh...)

[jmorgan]

djc206 said:

hyphen said:

In view of your last post, I guess this one?

I bought a snow shovel 5 years ago and it’s not seen proper use yet. So far it’s been used to put a pigeon out of its misery after the neighbours cat got it and redistribute gravel around my driveway. Maybe it will finally feel see the action it was designed for!

els bells, forgot I had one. Dismantled and stashed at the back of the garage. Found it yesterday. Come in handy as a brolly.

[Puggit]

Upgrades overnight. At least a week of real cold is now looking likely.

This is shaping up to enter weather folklore along with 2010, 1991, 1987... I think if it had started earlier in the season we'd be thinking about adding it to 47 and 63.